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1 light-year
noun (the distance light travels in a year (nearly 9.5 million million kilometres).) ljósár -
2 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) ljós, birta2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) ljós3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) eldur; eldpÿta, kveikjari4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) í (jákvæðu) ljósi2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) bjartur2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ljós-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) lÿsa2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) kveikja•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léttur2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léttur, vægur3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léttur, auðmeltur4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) of léttur5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léttur6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) léttur á sér7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léttur, líflegur8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) léttur9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) gljúpur, sendinn•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
3 candle-light
noun (the light from a candle: We had dinner by candle-light.) kertaljós -
4 pilot-light
noun (a small gas light eg on a gas cooker, which burns continuously and is used to light the main gas jets when they are turned on.) sílogi -
5 tail-light
noun (the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc: He followed the tail-lights of the bus.) afturljós -
6 bulb
1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.)2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.)3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.)•- bulbous -
7 floodlight
noun (a kind of very strong light often used to light up the outside of buildings etc: There were floodlights in the sports stadium.) flóðljós -
8 fuzz
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9 lampshade
noun (a cover for a light-bulb, made of eg cloth, paper or metal, which lessens, softens or directs the light coming from it.) lampaskermur -
10 baton
1) (a short, heavy stick, carried by a policeman as a weapon.) lögreglukylfa2) (a light, slender stick used when conducting an orchestra or choir: The conductor raised his baton.) tónsproti -
11 blonde
noun (a woman with light-coloured hair.) ljóshærð kona, ljóska -
12 briefcase
noun (a light case for papers, made of leather etc: a businessman's briefcase.) skjalataska -
13 catgut
noun (a kind of cord made from the intestines of sheep etc, used for violin strings etc.) girni(a small, thick piece of glass fixed in the surface of a road to reflect light and guide drivers at night.) -
14 clearance
1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) hreinsun2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) bil3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) leyfi -
15 daybreak
noun (dawn; the first appearance of light: We left at daybreak.) dagrenning -
16 daylight
1) (( also adjective) (of) the light given by the sun: daylight hours.) dagsbirta2) (dawn: To get there on time we must leave before daylight.) dagrenning, dagur -
17 deck-chair
noun (a light collapsible chair: They were sitting in deck-chairs on the beach.) þilfarsstóll, fellistóll -
18 flashlight
1) (a (battery) torch.) vasaljós2) ((often abbreviated to flash) an instrument which produces a sudden bright light for taking photographs.) flass, leifturljós -
19 footlight
noun ((in a theatre) a light which shines on the actors etc from the front of the stage.) ljósaröð fremst á leiksviði -
20 glider
noun (a small, light aeroplane which has no engine.) sviffluga
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